NEVER ONCE DID I SAY THAT PRIVATE SCHOOLS WERE BETTER THAN PUBLIC, i SIMPLY STATED THAT I CHOSE TO SEND MINE TO ONE AS OPPOSED TO THE OTHER.I WOULDNT AND WONT TEAR ONE DOWN TO BUILD THE OTHER UP. AND AS LONG AS THIS IS CONVERSATION IS GOING ON, I WILL CONTINUE TO POST... OR WOULD YOU LIKE TO TAKE THAT FREEDOM AWAY ALSO!? HAD YOU READ THROUGH, YOU WOULD HAVE SEEN THAT THOSE WERE PROUD Y.C.S. STUDENT VOICEING THEIR OPINIONS, WHICH IS ALSO THEIR RIGHT.
EXPRESSING THE KIDS OPINION IN SCIENCE CLASS WAS THE WHOLE PROBLEM HERE!!!!!!!! PEOPLE SAID WE DONT STUDY IT AND WE DO AND WERE ALLOWED TO EXPRESS OUR OPINION JUST LIKE ANY OTHER SCHOOL! I, AS A STUDENT AND CHILD, THINK A CHILDS OPINION SHOULD BE CONSIDERED JUST AS MUCH AS AN ADULT! I MAY BE AN 8TH GRADER, BUT I FIND THAT ALL OPINIONS SHOULD BE GIVEN A CHANCE! JUST BECAUSE WERE KIDS, DOESNT MEAN WE DONT THINK! I KNOW A SEVENTH GRADER WHO KNOWS MORE STUFF ABOUT ANYTHING THEN MOST ADULTS I KNOW!! OUR OPINIONS SHOULD BE HEARD IN NO MATTER WHAT SUBJECT!
I ALSO AM A STUDENT AT YCS. I THINK PEOPLE HAVE THE WRONG PROSPECTIVE OF THIS AND NEED TO ACTUALLY THINK ABOUT THIS FOR A MOMENT. OUR SCHOOL ISNT THIS "BRAIN-WASHING FACILITY" THAT YOU GUYS SEEM TO THINK THIS IS. THERE ARE KIDS AT MY SCHOOL WHO HAVE PROBLEMS AND GET THE HELP THEY NEED!!!!!! I FEEL WONDERFUL KNOWING THAT SPECIAL ED KIDS HAVE THE HELP THEY NEED!!!! IVE BEEN A CHRISTIAN FOR MY WHOLE LIFE AND AM PROUD THAT MY SCHOOL STANDS UP FOR THE BELIEFS THEY HAVE AND THE BELIEFS OUR COUNTRY WAS FOUNDED ON!! I HAVE HAD THE RIGHT TO CHOOSE! IVE STUDIED DARWINISM, AND IVE WATCHED THINGS ON HIM, IVE MADE MY CHOICES AND THEY JUST ENCOURAGE IT LIKE ANY GOOD MENTOR WOULD!!!!!
SOOOO, THEN YOU WOULD HAVE A PROBLEM WITH SOME ONE ON GOVERNMENT ASSISTANCE GIVING MONEY TO THEIR CHURCH EVERY WEEK ALSO? BECAUSE AFTER ALL "IT'S YOUR TAX MONEY" WHAT ... IS THIS A DICTATORSHIP? WHAT "I PAY, I SAY?"
HELLO, I AM A STUDENT OF YOUNGSTOWN CHRISTIAN SCHOOL, AND I WOULD LIKE TO CORRECT THE COMMENTS MADE ABOUT MY SCHOOL. FIRST OF ALL YES, WE LEARN ABOUT ALL RELIGONS OF THE WORLD INCLUDING DARWINISM, BUDDISIM, ETC... LAST YEAR IN OUR SCIENCE CLASS WE LEARNED ALL ABOUT DARWINISM AND HIS IDEAS ABOUT EVOLUTION AND WERE ALLOWED TO FORM OUR OWN OPINION AND VOICE THEM. IT JUST SO HAPPENS THAT THE MAJORITY OF MY SCHOOL CHOOSES TO BELIEVE IN OUR GOD AND HIS CREATION. THIS DOES NOT MEAN THAT WE ARE FORCED TO BELIEVE WHAT OUR SCHOOL IS BASED ON. WE HAVE GREAT PRIDE IN OUR SCHOOL AND LOVE IT. IF WE WERE TO DO AS YOU SAY AND CLOSE DOWN OUR SCHOOL AND ALL OTHER PRIVATE SCHOOLS THAT ARE USEING VOUCHERS, WHAT WOULD HAPPEN TO YOUR BELOVED TAX MONEY? NEW SCHOOLS WOULD HAVE TO BE BUILT AND OUTFITTED AND NEW TEACHERS HIRED. WE WOULD HAVE TO SPEND MORE MONEY FOR NEW BOOKS AND SUCH.... HOW HIGH DO YOU THINK YOUR TAXES WOULD GO THEN? THANKS AND JESUS LOVES YOU!!
yes, in order to be enrolled in Y.C.S you do need to regulary attend a church( ooo thats so bad right?!) and yes, we are a private school so we can make stipulations, and rules. However, we are in no way shape or form forcing anyone to enroll! it is a choice, therefore you are also choosing to abide by the rules.Just because you recieve a voucher ( which i do not) does not mean youre "stealing from the city" you still have to pay taxes.Let me ask all those so opposed to Religon at Y.C.S.. have you ever taken a visit to see what we are all about before passing your judgement? have you ever seen how polite and not only respectfull.. but also respected our children are? this shouldnt be an issue! the issue is what is best for our children, and for mine, being brought up in a Christian enviroment is the best thing for my daughters, they aren't just passing through life with academics, they are learning morals and values, they are learning how to be respectfull, and make good choices in life.I am proud to be a part of the Y.C.S FAMILY, and I know that my daughters will become better adults beacuse of it.
As a mother of two children in the 8th grade @ Y.C.S. I thank God everyday for the privelege of being able to send my children there. I do have the choice to send them to a good public suburban school, but buy the grace of God; I; chose to make the sacrifice to send them to a Bible teaching and faith living school! Not only are my children honor students, but they have the morals that many teens lack today; and Y.C.S. only supports those morals and values that they are taught at home and at our church, Our constitution offers freedome OF religon, no where is it written there should be freedom FROM religon.The next time you read about a tradegy ( collumbine) dont say "oh my God why" remember ... you dont want Him in your schools. Once again... I PRAISE THE LORD FOR THE GIFT OF YOUNGSTOWN CHRISTIAN SCHOOL
VOUCHING FOR VOUCHERS
NEVER ONCE DID I SAY THAT PRIVATE SCHOOLS WERE BETTER THAN PUBLIC, i SIMPLY STATED THAT I CHOSE TO SEND MINE TO ONE AS OPPOSED TO THE OTHER.I WOULDNT AND WONT TEAR ONE DOWN TO BUILD THE OTHER UP. AND AS LONG AS THIS IS CONVERSATION IS GOING ON, I WILL CONTINUE TO POST... OR WOULD YOU LIKE TO TAKE THAT FREEDOM AWAY ALSO!? HAD YOU READ THROUGH, YOU WOULD HAVE SEEN THAT THOSE WERE PROUD Y.C.S. STUDENT VOICEING THEIR OPINIONS, WHICH IS ALSO THEIR RIGHT.
February 11, 2009 at 5:13 p.m. permalink suggest removal
VOUCHING FOR VOUCHERS
EXPRESSING THE KIDS OPINION IN SCIENCE CLASS WAS THE WHOLE PROBLEM HERE!!!!!!!! PEOPLE SAID WE DONT STUDY IT AND WE DO AND WERE ALLOWED TO EXPRESS OUR OPINION JUST LIKE ANY OTHER SCHOOL! I, AS A STUDENT AND CHILD, THINK A CHILDS OPINION SHOULD BE CONSIDERED JUST AS MUCH AS AN ADULT! I MAY BE AN 8TH GRADER, BUT I FIND THAT ALL OPINIONS SHOULD BE GIVEN A CHANCE! JUST BECAUSE WERE KIDS, DOESNT MEAN WE DONT THINK! I KNOW A SEVENTH GRADER WHO KNOWS MORE STUFF ABOUT ANYTHING THEN MOST ADULTS I KNOW!! OUR OPINIONS SHOULD BE HEARD IN NO MATTER WHAT SUBJECT!
February 11, 2009 at 4:44 p.m. permalink suggest removal
VOUCHING FOR VOUCHERS
I ALSO AM A STUDENT AT YCS. I THINK PEOPLE HAVE THE WRONG PROSPECTIVE OF THIS AND NEED TO ACTUALLY THINK ABOUT THIS FOR A MOMENT. OUR SCHOOL ISNT THIS "BRAIN-WASHING FACILITY" THAT YOU GUYS SEEM TO THINK THIS IS. THERE ARE KIDS AT MY SCHOOL WHO HAVE PROBLEMS AND GET THE HELP THEY NEED!!!!!! I FEEL WONDERFUL KNOWING THAT SPECIAL ED KIDS HAVE THE HELP THEY NEED!!!! IVE BEEN A CHRISTIAN FOR MY WHOLE LIFE AND AM PROUD THAT MY SCHOOL STANDS UP FOR THE BELIEFS THEY HAVE AND THE BELIEFS OUR COUNTRY WAS FOUNDED ON!! I HAVE HAD THE RIGHT TO CHOOSE! IVE STUDIED DARWINISM, AND IVE WATCHED THINGS ON HIM, IVE MADE MY CHOICES AND THEY JUST ENCOURAGE IT LIKE ANY GOOD MENTOR WOULD!!!!!
February 11, 2009 at 4:35 p.m. permalink suggest removal
VOUCHING FOR VOUCHERS
SOOOO, THEN YOU WOULD HAVE A PROBLEM WITH SOME ONE ON GOVERNMENT ASSISTANCE GIVING MONEY TO THEIR CHURCH EVERY WEEK ALSO? BECAUSE AFTER ALL "IT'S YOUR TAX MONEY" WHAT ... IS THIS A DICTATORSHIP? WHAT "I PAY, I SAY?"
February 11, 2009 at 4:25 p.m. permalink suggest removal
VOUCHING FOR VOUCHERS
HELLO, I AM A STUDENT OF YOUNGSTOWN CHRISTIAN SCHOOL, AND I WOULD LIKE TO CORRECT THE COMMENTS MADE ABOUT MY SCHOOL. FIRST OF ALL YES, WE LEARN ABOUT ALL RELIGONS OF THE WORLD INCLUDING DARWINISM, BUDDISIM, ETC... LAST YEAR IN OUR SCIENCE CLASS WE LEARNED ALL ABOUT DARWINISM AND HIS IDEAS ABOUT EVOLUTION AND WERE ALLOWED TO FORM OUR OWN OPINION AND VOICE THEM. IT JUST SO HAPPENS THAT THE MAJORITY OF MY SCHOOL CHOOSES TO BELIEVE IN OUR GOD AND HIS CREATION. THIS DOES NOT MEAN THAT WE ARE FORCED TO BELIEVE WHAT OUR SCHOOL IS BASED ON. WE HAVE GREAT PRIDE IN OUR SCHOOL AND LOVE IT. IF WE WERE TO DO AS YOU SAY AND CLOSE DOWN OUR SCHOOL AND ALL OTHER PRIVATE SCHOOLS THAT ARE USEING VOUCHERS, WHAT WOULD HAPPEN TO YOUR BELOVED TAX MONEY? NEW SCHOOLS WOULD HAVE TO BE BUILT AND OUTFITTED AND NEW TEACHERS HIRED. WE WOULD HAVE TO SPEND MORE MONEY FOR NEW BOOKS AND SUCH.... HOW HIGH DO YOU THINK YOUR TAXES WOULD GO THEN? THANKS AND JESUS LOVES YOU!!
February 11, 2009 at 4:19 p.m. permalink suggest removal
VOUCHING FOR VOUCHERS
yes, in order to be enrolled in Y.C.S you do need to regulary attend a church( ooo thats so bad right?!) and yes, we are a private school so we can make stipulations, and rules. However, we are in no way shape or form forcing anyone to enroll! it is a choice, therefore you are also choosing to abide by the rules.Just because you recieve a voucher ( which i do not) does not mean youre "stealing from the city" you still have to pay taxes.Let me ask all those so opposed to Religon at Y.C.S.. have you ever taken a visit to see what we are all about before passing your judgement? have you ever seen how polite and not only respectfull.. but also respected our children are? this shouldnt be an issue! the issue is what is best for our children, and for mine, being brought up in a Christian enviroment is the best thing for my daughters, they aren't just passing through life with academics, they are learning morals and values, they are learning how to be respectfull, and make good choices in life.I am proud to be a part of the Y.C.S FAMILY, and I know that my daughters will become better adults beacuse of it.
February 11, 2009 at 3:02 p.m. permalink suggest removal
VOUCHING FOR VOUCHERS
As a mother of two children in the 8th grade @ Y.C.S. I thank God everyday for the privelege of being able to send my children there. I do have the choice to send them to a good public suburban school, but buy the grace of God; I; chose to make the sacrifice to send them to a Bible teaching and faith living school! Not only are my children honor students, but they have the morals that many teens lack today; and Y.C.S. only supports those morals and values that they are taught at home and at our church, Our constitution offers freedome OF religon, no where is it written there should be freedom FROM religon.The next time you read about a tradegy ( collumbine) dont say "oh my God why" remember ... you dont want Him in your schools.
Once again... I PRAISE THE LORD FOR THE GIFT OF YOUNGSTOWN CHRISTIAN SCHOOL
February 10, 2009 at 8:24 p.m. permalink suggest removal